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kspenmoll
V13: Chronicle of a Trial | Emmanuel Carrere
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#weeklyforecast

Continue reading the top row- #KareninaWinter #VirginiaBloomberries
Row 2: Reading NF, starting Chapter & Curse today; other book pending #NF #auldlangspine #cozy
Continue listening to The Grey Wolf #serieslove2924

TheSpineView Lookin' good! Enjoy! 14h
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BarbaraBB
The Moustache | Emmanuel Carrere
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When a man shaves off his moustache, the people around him react as if the moustache had never been there, leaving the man in great confusion. Are his wife and friends fooling him? What starts out as a joke, quickly turns into something much darker. Are his friends plotting against him? What is illusion and reality?
An impactful little book about identity and a mental breakdown. A typical Emmanuel Carrère book.

? Lausanne, Switzerland

ChaoticMissAdventures This has been on my list! Glad to hear you enjoyed it! 3d
Gleefulreader Ooh - this sounds really good! 3d
Night_Reader Yes, great book. Can't wait to read more from this author! 2d
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Tamra I have this one TBR. Famous last words. 😆 2d
sarahbarnes This sounds really good! 2d
BarbaraBB @ChaoticMissAdventures He works very well for your French focus next year. All of the books I read by him were quite unique 2d
BarbaraBB @Night_Reader I‘ve loved everything I read by him so far. 2d
BarbaraBB @Gleefulreader @Tamra @sarahbarnes It‘s a short book and highly original! 2d
Cathythoughts I‘ve never come across him , stacking. 2d
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DieAReader
Frozen Woman | Annie Ernaux
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#WeekendReading #Weekendreads

📖🎧 I‘d love to finish these by EOD Sunday🤞🏻🤓

Andrew65 A good reading weekend ahead, enjoy it. ❤️🥰 3d
DieAReader @Andrew65 🤞🏻🥶weather is taking huge plunge tonight (-19C feels like -39C (🌡️-2F - feels like -20F) so, you can bet I‘ll be staying toasty warm inside☕️📚 3d
Andrew65 Ouch, stay wrapped up and warm. We‘re not as cold but a high wind storm all weekend so won‘t be going far either. 3d
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DieAReader @Andrew65 🫂❤️‍🔥Same to you! 3d
CoverToCoverGirl Anywhere from 15-30 centimetres forecasted beginning late tonight into all day tomorrow. The bookstore will probably be closed tomorrow. 3d
DieAReader @CoverToCoverGirl 😬Damn! Sounds like perfect reading weekend for sure! 2d
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sisilia
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I‘d never thought about how coal mining works until now. It‘s extremely hard work, dangerous, and harmful to the body. To think that they used child labour for this is mind-boggling!

BkClubCare Loved this memorable reading experience. Yay classics! 5d
Ruthiella Just another reminder that “the good old days” is a myth! 5d
sisilia @BkClubCare Yes! 🙌 5d
sisilia @Ruthiella I miss my good old days the 80s and 90s, though 😹 4d
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sisilia
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Have you watched The Empress on Netflix? It‘s about Empress Sisi of Austria. Part of Season 2 is about the revolution in Lombardy-Venetia. It‘s nice when my book and my Netflix connect 💕

Suet624 Excuse me while I switch to Netflix to tag this film. 😂 7d
sisilia @Suet624 😝 It‘s good and I can‘t wait for Season 3 7d
LeahBergen I‘ve been meaning to watch it! 6d
sisilia @LeahBergen It‘s binge-worthy plus you‘ll learn some German 😆 6d
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sisilia
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My next read 😅 My book buddy said to me, “Germinal for Christmas! Only you would put yourself through this kind of torture.” I‘m so looking forward to this, though. The ultimate Zola unhinged 🔥

Ruthiella Just the cheery book you need for the holiday season. 😱😂 7d
Liz_M But it might be holiday themed, aren't they mining coal? 7d
sisilia @Ruthiella My hubby is worried about my mental health 🫢 (edited) 6d
sisilia @Liz_M Yes it‘s about coal mining and major strike. That‘s the only thing I know about this novel hahaha 😆 6d
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sisilia
La Bte humaine | Emile Zola
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5😱 This novel reads like a full speed train! Domestic violence, rape, murder, lust, suicide… it has everything! This is Zola with high level of madness; I could feel the horror when he describes the aftermath of a derailment and the Anna Karenina-style of self-destruction. Definitely a book to savour but preferably not during Christmas season 😅

BarbaraBB Fabulous review. I need to read more Zola! 7d
sisilia @BarbaraBB It‘s best to follow Zola‘s recommended reading order 🫶🏻 6d
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sisilia
La Bte humaine | Emile Zola
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Flore embracing the train. I‘ve been thinking about this scene for 2 days now 😖 I wonder what Zola actually observed to be able to write in such descriptive manner. What did you see?

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BarbaraBB
The Moustache | Emmanuel Carrere
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#WeeklyForecast

I am almost finished with A Crack in the Wall and will continue with Blue Sisters. After that, the tagged one and after that I am not sure. I will probably read more because I am off work from Thursday on, but am still changing the books I want to take with me to France, where we‘ll spend Christmas. To be continued!

Suet624 France at Christmas! I love your life. 1w
squirrelbrain Have a good week! 1w
BarbaraBB @Suet624 Europe is small, it‘s only a 9 hour drive! But I am sure Christmas in Vermont is at least as good. Still on my bucketlist! 1w
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Suet624 @BarbaraBB Thanks for putting things in perspective. 1w
AmyG Have a wonderful Christmas! 1w
BarbaraBB @AmyG Thank you Amy 🤍 1w
youneverarrived Christmas in France, that sounds lovely 🩷 1w
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